目錄
Unit 1 Habits
Text A Gen Z and the Sustainability Paradox: Why Ideals and Shopping Habits Do Not Always Align
Text B How Can I Stop Using Food to Cope with Negative Emotions?
Text C What Happens in Your Brain When You Are Trying to Make or Break a Habit
Reflection and Extension
Unit 2 The Magic of Music
Text A Can Listening to Music Make You More Productive at Work?
Text B Different Songs for Different Days
Text C I Was a Music AI Sceptic — Until I Actually Used It
Reflection and Extension
Unit 3 AI and Learning
Text A University Students Feel "Anxious, Confused and Distrustful" About AI
Text B How Teachers and Students Can Use ChatGPT to Save Time and Improve Learning
Text C MIT Researchers Say Using ChatGPT Can Rot Your Brain
Reflection and Extension
Unit 4 Life Tips
Text A 4 Ways Climate Change Could Keep You Up at Night and What You Can Do About It
Text B Some Gen Zs Are Taking a "Micro-Retirement"
Text C Fostering Psychological Safety in the Workplace
Reflection and Extension
Unit 5 Electric Vehicles
Text A Electric Vehicles Will Start to Cut Emissions and Improve Air Quality in Our Cities
Text B Used EV Batteries Could Power Vehicles, Houses or Even Towns
Text C Battery Swapping Stations Powered by Solar and Wind
Reflection and Extension
Unit 6 Digital Tools
Text A Why Is the Internet Overflowing with Rubbish Ads — and What Can We Do About It?
Text B Social Media as a Teaching Tool: South African Teachers Talk About the New Reality
Text C In China, Social Media Apps Are Changing How People Buy and Read Books
Reflection and Extension
Unit 7 Success
Text A DeepSeek Is Now a Global Force, But It Is Just One Player in China's Booming AI Industry
Text B What Makes Chinese Students So Successful by International Standards
Text C "Chalk and Talk" Teaching Might Be the Best Way After All
Reflection and Extension
Unit 8 New Research
Text A Do You Have a Mental Illness? Why Some People Answer "Yes", Even If They Have Not Been Diagnosed
Text B How a Drone Delivering Medicine Might Just Save Your Life
Text C What Actually Happens in Your Brain When You Change Your Mind?
Reflection and Extension
Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
Test 4
Test 5
Suggested Answers to the Exercises